Dive deeper into mechanical engineering with “Fundamentals of Machine Design – Vol. 2” from The Bookish Owl. This comprehensive volume, a direct follow-up to Volume 1, offers a user-friendly exploration of essential design principles for belts, pulleys, ropes, chain drives, and gearboxes. Discover detailed discussions on belt drive properties, types, advantages, and selection, including flat and grooved pulleys, along with rope drives. The text meticulously covers the construction, classification, properties, and design procedures for crucial bearings, such as hydrodynamic and rolling bearings. It further elaborates on key internal combustion engine components like cylinders, pistons, connecting rods, crankshafts, valve gears, flywheels, clutches, and brakes, alongside valuable insights into worm and worm wheel drives and pressure vessels. This essential resource is perfect for students and engineers seeking advanced knowledge in machine design.